National Surgical Quality Improvement Program risk calculator validity in South Australian laryngectomy patients.

Stephen Shih-Teng Kao Claire FrauenfelderDaniel WongSuzanne EdwardsSuren KrishnanEng Hooi Ooi

Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2020)

The ACS-NSQIP risk calculator effectively predicted post-operative complication rates in South Australian laryngeal cancer patients undergoing laryngectomy. However, differences in predicted and actual LOS may limit the usefulness of the calculator's LOS predictions for Australian patients.

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